DJ Khaled's eleventh studio album is a disappointment. There's Buju Banton, twice, he opens and closes the album, then a handful of strong names who don't save the record from overly bad music. "Wish Wish" is fine. Some singles are decent / honest ("Just Us", "Top Off"), others less so ("You Stay", "No Brainer"), a third of the whole album is generic trap. The tracks in the central region that are produced by Streetrunner and Tarik Azzouz, "Higher", "Won't Take My Soul" and "Weather the Storm", are the best. The joint with Nas & Cee Lo Green is essential, however, to steal the show are Meek Mill & Lil Baby who deliver spectacularly on a track blessed with a celestial soundscape, a sudden and unexpected gem.
Khaled's album is first, in Canada: this provokes the anger of the producer, who sparked controversy after missing his third consecutive #1 on the Billboard 200 due to details, gaining a platinum plat exactly one year after the release. Despite a parade of champions, it's one of the worst records of the season, 3/10.
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